Best Alternatives to Nico Elvedi

Playing Style Analysis

Nico Elvedi is a Ball-Playing CB. Progressive defender comfortable on the ball. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (6.7 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (92% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (62% duel success), heavily involved in possession (64 passes/90) and central to possession (78 touches/90). The three closest DNA matches to Nico Elvedi:

• Jan Elvedi(89% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as active in the tackle (2.1 tackles/90), commanding in the air (7.0 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (89% pass accuracy) and wins the physical battle (70% duel success).
• Dayot Upamecano(80% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as active in the tackle (2.2 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (93% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (58% duel success), heavily involved in possession (82 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (9.7 final-third passes/90), central to possession (94 touches/90), uses long balls frequently (5.3/90) and a high-intensity presser (press score 3.1/90), constantly disrupting opposition build-up.
• Nico Schlotterbeck(80% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, active in the tackle (1.8 tackles/90), commanding in the air (4.5 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (62% duel success), heavily involved in possession (71 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (12.6 final-third passes/90), central to possession (89 touches/90), switches play with precision (10.8 long balls/90, 62% accuracy) and active off the ball (2.7 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.

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